"Amniocentesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions.
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D000649
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E01.370.225.500.384.050 E01.370.225.998.329.309 E01.370.378.630.050 E04.665.600.309 E05.200.500.384.050 E05.200.998.329.309 E05.242.384.050
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniocentesis" by people in Profiles.
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Rich M, Schroeder B, Manning C, Abbott MA. Prenatal diagnosis of Hartsfield syndrome with a novel genetic variant. Prenat Diagn. 2023 12; 43(13):1671-1673.
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Otridge J, Meyer JS, Dettmer AM. Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2023 Nov-Dec; 100:107308.
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Tucker K, Bhardwaj NR, Clark E, Espey E. Delayed diagnosis and management of second trimester abdominal pregnancy. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Sep 01; 2017.
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Miron PM. Preparation, culture, and analysis of amniotic fluid samples. Curr Protoc Hum Genet. 2012 Jul; Chapter 8:Unit8.4.
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Levine D, Callen PW, Pender SG, McArdle CR, Messina L, Shekhar A, Wong GP. Chorioamniotic separation after second-trimester genetic amniocentesis: importance and frequency. Radiology. 1998 Oct; 209(1):175-81.
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Zilberstein M, Seibel MM. Transvaginal amniotic puncture for cytogenetic evaluation of missed abortions. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1997; 44(4):217-20.
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Garry D, Figueroa R, Aguero-Rosenfeld M, Martinez E, Visintainer P, Tejani N. A comparison of rapid amniotic fluid markers in the prediction of microbial invasion of the uterine cavity and preterm delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Nov; 175(5):1336-41.